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Question: My daughter attends a charter school - Her teacher has many times told the class that if they don't be quiet then she can call the police to arrest them and take to juvinile, Can the teacher do this?

Answer: A.R.S. § 13-2911 makes it a crime to interfere or disrupt an educational institution. The law allows the administrator or appointed officials (teachers) to ask someone to leave if they are disrupting the use of the property by others (students). Under the law it is possible for a juvenile to be taken into custody for interfering with classroom activities. Interference is defined by the law as an act that might reasonably lead to postponement, cancellation or suspension of any class or other school activity.   In other words, if one child or the whole class is severely disruptive to the point where the class is postponed or cancelled, then yes, the police can be called.  It would take quite a bit for this to happen.

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On 11/15/07
C from AL said:
Beating students is a civil rights violation. Period. You might as well suggest they be attacked with dogs and fire-hoses.
On 10/19/07
rob from AZ said:
How about this.All kids need to shut up period!!!This is not summer camp, this is school.Too many kids look at it as a social event.Teachers have no way to control rowdy students.The kids know they have no consiqueces for actions.So what can they do? they threaten them with the cops? Big deal! God forbid they throw the offenders out of school or lay a hand on them. When I was in school the pricipal could and did paddle you for almost anything.Pain is the ultimate teacher. Bring back the paddle!!
On 08/15/07
garret from TX said:
the teacher can have the cops come and right a ticket for misconduct which ranges between 200hundred to 300hundred
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